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1 Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing Arrested In Pennsylvania
Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested a suspect yesterday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The suspect, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, is a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. Mangione was arrested after a customer at a McDonald’s in Altoona recognized him and told an employee of the restaurant to call the police. When officers arrived, the suspect was eating and looking at a laptop. According to court documents, Magione started shaking when they asked if he had been in New York City recently. In addition to having a “ghost gun” that was most likely printed on a 3D printer, Mangione had around $10,000 in cash, with $2,000 of it in foreign currency. He also had the fake New Jersey ID he used to check into a hostel last week before the killing, which he presented to officers. He also had a handwritten “manifesto,” which New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said in a press conference yesterday showed that he had bad feelings “toward corporate America.” Mangione was charged in Altoona with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery, and providing false identification to police. Late last night, Manhattan prosecutors filed several charges against Mangione that included murder.
2 Daniel Penny Found Not Guilty By New York City Jury
After not being able to agree on a unanimous verdict on the second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny last week in the death of Jordan Neely, that charge was dismissed by the judge. In doing so, that allowed the jury to deliberate on a second charge of negligent homicide charge. Yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, leading Penny to clamp his hands in relief as the verdict was read. Penny faced a maximum sentence of 15-years on the manslaughter charge or four years on the negligent homicide charge. There were plenty of people who were upset with the verdict, with Neely’s father Andre Zachery saying after the verdict, “What’s going to happen to us now? Had enough of this. System is rigged. Come on, people. Let’s do something about this.” The Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement, “This verdict represents the blatant legalization of civilian vigilantism,” and New York City Mayor Eric Adams took the opportunity to repeat his call for reform to the mental health system in the city.
3 New Jersey Mayors Demand Action On Drone Sightings
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy received a letter signed by the mayors of 21 towns in his state yesterday demanding action on the drones that have been spotted flying over the state since mid-November. The mayors called for a full investigation into the drones “to determine the origin, purpose, and compliance with applicable regulations.” Yesterday, an FBI spokesperson said the agency is “doing all we can to figure out what’s going on,” and encouraged people to continue to submit tips on sightings. The drones have been spotted in multiple states and countries so far. Talking to a reporter yesterday, Gov. Murphy did clear up one thing: he said that reports of a drone being downed in his state weren’t true.